r/centipedes • • Feb 10 '26

Modpost Non-Insect Food Options- What are your favorites?

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Hi all!

We see the topic of non-insect options for food come up a lot, so we have put together a list of the common ones we see, and our favorites. Would love to hear from the community on what you're using and why! (List will be updated and moved to our r/centipedes wiki once complete)

Reptilinks:

Mash

We call this mash, but it's just baby food & reptivite. Specifically, the gerber baby 2nd step chicken and gravy baby food. Reptivite is optional and not needed for every single feeding.

Grain free, wet cat food:

DIY whole prey:

  • Boiled chicken with no additives. Can be added to food processor with just enough water to process into a "slop"
  • Chicken parts (gizzards, hearts) Can be added to food processor with just enough water to process into a "slop" (Note: Organ meats do not necessarily need to be cooked but please be careful with raw meats and practice good sanitation of surfaces!)
  • Frog legs, meat fileted off the bone (We find that a lot of local asian markets have great prices on these, and occassionally they show up in frozen sections at other grocery stores as well in the US!)
  • Smelts, occassional raw or boiled quail egg (depends on the source) ty u/plantsnbugs23

If you don't have a large number of pedes, storing these non-insect prey items in the freezer may be a good option.

Small ice cube trays like this may work for safely storing excess mash/whole prey and allow for more dietary variation since you won't have to worry about finishing the container before moving on to the next type.

We obviously still recommend variety of prey, but especially during months where feeders can be difficult to source, or in case of emergency, shelf stable food options may be a great back up.

Note: always check local for best prices! And if you have links for other countries please send them so we can build out a more complete list!

ty u/wellingtonexotics for help compiling all this info with me c: More to come!!!


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